Sep 6, 1897

Born at Bainsville Ontario

Nov 4, 1914

Attested into the 21^st Battalion at Kingston Ontario 

Ø      Number 59302 (temporary number 517)

Ø      Next of kin given as Mrs James H Esdon (mother) of Bainsville Ontario

Ø      Previous occupation given as Bookkeeper

o       Later noted as being Farmer

Ø      Previous military experience given as 5 months in the 59^th Regiment

Ø      Religion given as Presbyterian

Ø      Assigned to “E” Company

o       He lied about his age, giving his year of birth as 1895

May 6, 1915

Embarked the RMS Metagama at Montreal Quebec

May 15, 1915

Disembarked at Devonport England and proceeded to West Sandling Camp near Hythe, Kent

Sep 14, 1915

Embarked at Folkestone

Sep 15, 1915

Disembarked at Boulogne France

Nov 25, 1916

Granted 10 days leave

Dec 7, 1916

At duty from leave

Apr 13, 1917

Reported sick to MO (Medical Officer) and sent to hospital (Canadian Field Ambulance?) with tonsillitis

Apr 14, 1917

Admitted to No 2 Australian Hospital at Boulogne

Apr 15, 1917

Diagnosis changed to Quinsy

Apr 21, 1917

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship St Patrick and posted to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot)

Apr 22, 1917

Admitted to the Holt Auxiliary Hospital at Liverpool with Quinsy

May 31, 1917

Transferred to the Princess Patricia Canadian Red Cross Special Hospital at Ramsgate

Jun 20, 1917

Discharged from hospital and placed On Command to No 3 CCD (Canadian Convalescent Depot) at Seaford for PT etc

Aug 30, 1917

Discharged from the 3^rd CCD and TOS the 6^th Reserve Battalion

Nov 13, 1917

Admitted to No 14, Canadian General Hospital at Eastbourne with a General Debility

Dec 8, 1917

Discharged from hospital

Feb 9, 1918

Admitted to No 14 Canadian Military Hospital, (Ravenscroft Military Hospital) Eastbourne with Influenza

Feb 17, 1918

Discharged to duty from hospital

May 29, 1918

SOS 6^th Reserve Battalion on posting to 21^st Battalion

May 30, 1918

Arrived at CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) and is TOS the 21^st Battalion

Jun 6, 1918

Arrived at CC Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp)

Jun 10, 1918

Left CC Rein C to join unit

Jun 11, 1918

Joined the 21^st Battalion in the field

Aug 6, 1918

SOS 21^st Battalion on posting to 2^nd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps

Aug 8, 1918

Wounded and admitted to No 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) – shrapnel wound to right leg – broken tibia

Aug 9, 1918

Admitted to 9 “AT” (Ambulance Transport) and transported to No 47 General Hospital

Aug 22, 1918

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Panama and Posted to the CMGCD

Aug 24, 1918

Admitted to 1^st Birmingham War Hospital, Rednal, Birmingham 

TOS CMGCD (Canadian Machine Gun Corps Depot) while in hospital

Nov 27, 1918

Transferred to No 15 Canadian General Hospital (Duchess of Connaught Red Cross Hospital) at Taplow Bucks

Dec 24, 1918

Granted leave until January 5, 1919

Jan 20, 1919

Transferred to No 5 Canadian General Hospital, Kirkdale, Liverpool

Feb 24, 1919

Discharged from hospital and invalided to Canada aboard the HMAT Essiquibo

Mar 7, 1919

Disembarked at Portland Maine, USA

Mar 8, 1919

Admitted to Queen’s University Military Hospital, Kingston Ontario

Mar 10, 1919

Granted leave with subsistence until March 24, 1919

Apr 3, 1919

Medical Board at Kingston notes the following: 

Ø      Wounded by shrapnel at Amiens France Aug 8, 1918

Ø      Tibia in right leg was fractured

Ø      Surgery performed in France to remove bone fragments

Ø      Complains of soreness in leg and walks with a limp

Ø      Recommends that he be discharged with a pensionable disability due to service

Apr 7, 1919

Discharged from hospital and transferred to the Casualty Company, MD3, Kingston

Apr 10, 1919

Discharged from the CEF at Kingston Ontario 

Ø      Discharged as Medically Unfit for further service

Ø      War Service Badge Class “A” issued, No 246085

Ø      War Service Badge Class “B” issued, No 55545

Ø      Proposed residence on discharge – Bainsville Ontario

Sep 12, 1921

British War Medal and Victory Medal sent to Waubewawa Ontario

Dec 22, 1974

Deceased in Nova Scotia